#897B66Home Brew (#897B66) is a mid-tone, muted orange with an OKLCH hue of 78°, lightness 0.59 and chroma 0.035. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #897B66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 123, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 15%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 26%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 46%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(52.3 1.8 13.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.590 0.035 78) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Home Brew shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8d785e — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward red#8d7b63 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#897b66 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#897c68 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Home Brew in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4.13:1 and against black 5.09:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ded2c1 · #b7ab98 · #897b66 · #6d614d · #4a3f2e · #292012
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a3a57b · #9c8f60 · #897b66 · #896341 · #794f3c · #663e37
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#abc592 · #94a088 · #897b66 · #745c35 · #57411d · #242f19
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eee3d2 · #d0bea4 · #a69d8f · #897b66 · #425e88 · #4b3d29
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2f9 · #9d978e · #897b66 · #606368 · #2e281f · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f7f1e8 · #d1cac0 · #897b66 · #342a1c · #120900 · #f5b74d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eaf3ff · #819abe · #897b66 · #48648e · #132948 · #100600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf3ff · #71a0b6 · #897b66 · #615c8c · #002e3e · #010007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e1f7f7 · #6ba4a6 · #897b66 · #75557f · #361e3d · #000202
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e4f7ef · #74a591 · #897b66 · #48648e · #3f1a2e · #000007
#9B8E7B · #ADA291 · #BFB6A8 · #D2CABF · #E5DFD6
#726552 · #5B503F · #453C2D · #30281C · #1D160C
#877C6B · #847C70 · #817C75
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.